Other Wreck 69891

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		49 18.548 N,0 16.929 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.309133
  • Longitude: -0.282150
Wreck Depth 0.9 m
Water Depth 4 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Length 120 m
Orientation 57
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1984
Last Detection Year 2021
Original Source national HO/authority notice to mariners
Markers UNLIT E CARD SPAR BUOY CLOSE N
Last Amended Date Apr 14, 2022

Surveying Details

H3898/82 1.10.84 DW IN 491839N, 001647W. 120MTRS LONG, LYING NE/SW. (BREST NM 84 34 22). CHART AS DW IN 491839N, 001647W. R/P. 22.6.90 NOT SHOWN ON FRENCH 6927 [1985 EDN]. UNKNOWN IN 491837.8N, 001646.6W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS. LEAST DEPTH UNKNOWN IN GEN DEPTH 4MTRS. ORIGINAL DIMENSIONS: LENGTH 120MTRS. ORIENTATION 237/057DEGS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS, NO.14590516). COVERED BY EXTENDED DANGER LINE OF WKS CLOSE E ON NC 2613. HH351/352/01 16.8.90 WK 0.9MTRS IN 491836.8N, 001651W [EUR]. (BREST NM 90 23 21). BR STD. 5.2.13 [WGD] POSN; 4918.548N, 0016.929W.

Circumstances of loss

PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN SUNK, OR SCUTTLED, DURING OPERATION OVERLORD IN 1944. SCUTTLED TO MAKE PART OF ARTIFICIAL BREAKWATER. (FRENCH WK RECORDS).

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